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A Friend In Deed

EP078   ライバルとうじょう！ Rival Enters!

First broadcast Japan January 7, 1999 United States November 20, 1999

English themes Opening Pokémon Theme Ending

Japanese themes Opening めざせポケモンマスター Ending タイプ・ワイルド

Credits Animation Team Ota Screenplay 米村正二 Shōji Yonemura Storyboard 井上修 Osamu Inoue Assistant director 井上修 Osamu Inoue Animation director 梶浦紳一郎 Shin'ichirō Kajiura Additional credits

A Friend In Deed (Japanese: ライバルとうじょう！ Rival Enters!) is the 78th episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on January 7, 1999 and in the United States on November 20, 1999.

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Synopsis

Template:Incomplete synopsis The episode starts with Ash and his friends going to get something to eat after Ash's victory in the fourth round of the Indigo League. When they arrive at the restaurant they find Ash's mom and Professor Oak standing outside. Ash's mom then heads into the restaurant and begins to cook at the stove, while the cooks look on in cofusion. After the food is done the group goes and sits down to eat and talk.

They all head into the elevator and as the doors begin to close a boy runs up, asking them to hold the elevator. He sees Pikachu and pets him on the head.

Major events

• Ash and co. meet Ritchie and his Pikachu.

Debuts

• Ritchie

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Misty
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Ritchie
• Delia
• Professor Oak
• Nurse Joy

Pokémon

Who’s That Pokémon?: Diglett (US and international), Matadogasu (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Togepi (Misty's)
• Pidgeotto (Ash's)
• Bulbasaur (Ash's)
• Muk (Ash's; flashback)
• Arbok (Jessie's)
• Weezing (James's)
• Charmander (Ritchie's; nicknamed "Zippo")
• Pikachu (Ritchie's; nicknamed "Sparky")
• Butterfree (Ritchie's; nicknamed "Happy")
• Scyther (Jeanette's; flashback)
• Bellsprout (Jeanette's; flashback)
• Slowbro (unnamed Trainer's)
• Drowzee (unnamed Trainer's)
• Magikarp (unnamed Trainer's)
• Magikarp (Pokémon League's)

Trivia

• This episode as well as the next two episodes both have the word "friend" in the title, referencing Ash's ongoing friendship with Ritchie.
• This marks Ritchie's first appearance in the anime.

Errors

• When it turns dark in the lift, Professor Oak's eyebrows turn gray.
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  The error
• Though the power goes out while the characters are in the elevator, when they emerge into the lobby, all the lights are on.
• Ash initially cannot find his Poké Balls, save for Bulbasaur. However, after Pikachu and Sparky defeat Team Rocket, he immediately calls on Pidgeotto.
• Although Jessie and James appear to have all the Poké Balls when Jessie tries to take Pikachu a trainer can be seen with a full belt of Poké Balls.

Dub edits

In other languages

Language		Title
Mandarin Chinese		勁敵登場
Czech		Opravdový přítel
Finnish		Ystävä hädässä
European French		Un nouvel ami
German		Echte Freundschaft!
Hebrew		חבר בצרה chaver betsara
Hungarian		Az igaz barát
Italian		Chi trova un amico, trova un tesoro
Portuguese	Brazil	Amigo de Verdade
	Portugal	O Amigo Verdadeiro
Russian		Настоящий друг
Spanish	Latin America	¡Amigos y héroes!
	Spain	Un amigo de verdad

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